London Devonshire Square Diwali Festival 2024 in the Square Mile -

Devonshire Square London celebrated the Diwali Festival, the Indian Festival of Lights, by hosting in its atmospheric Western Courtyard. Curated and organised by the Devonshire Square Community & Events Management to celebrate the magnificence of Indian culture, as well as its delicious cuisine, showcased some of India’s most beautiful and traditional visual arts, Rangoli – created on site by award-winning artist Miguel Rajaguru and a spectacular dance show performed by some of the finest Indian folk, classical and contemporary dancers in the UK, presented by Akademi South Asian Dance UK.
This year’s programme focused on the fascinating contraposition between the traditional and their contemporary interpretation Indian classical and folk-dance styles including Kathak, Garba dance, Bharatanatyam, Bollywood as well as a mesmerizing Kandyan dance performance.
The evening opened and ended with a dynamic and interactive Bollywood extravaganza performance by artists from multi-award winning dance school Dance n Beats, who presented original choreographies executed to some of the most popular, foot-tapping Bollywood songs from various decades.
Guests were treated to a complimentary tasting experience of Indian confectionary specialities and an assorted selection of Diwali canapés, served with delicious “Odyssey Rose Nectar”, an exquisitely delicate, velvety drink inspired by traditional Indian rose milk made with pure rose essence. The drink was exclusively created for Devonshire Square’s Diwali Festival by the talented mixology artists of Cinnamon Kitchen.